Bobcat tries to drag shark onto beach; photo by John Bailey
Shark fishing from shore in Florida is a popular pastime,
but few people would expect to see a bobcat getting in on the action. But John Bailey witnessed just that, and even managed to
capture an image showing the wildcat dragging
a fairly large shark up the beach
at Sebastian Inlet, before the bobcat became spooked and ran off without its
prize.
This occurred Monday evening as Bailey was walking along the
beach. The bobcat, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, “leaped into the water atop the shark and dragged it ashore!” The FWC added that the shark might be an adult Atlantic
sharp nose shark, and noted that “there are no shark-fishing regulations for
bobcats. Just people.”
It was a rare sighting, to be sure, given the reclusive
nature of bobcats. However, they have been known to roam Florida beaches, and
are opportunistic feeders.
But in this case the shark, thanks to the
spooking of the bobcat, was said to have escaped back into the sea
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